So, I recently realised that I finished Dave’s giant blanket 2 years ago, but never actually got round to taking proper pictures of it. The size is an issue, so I just never bothered. At the moment, it is downstairs…
Author: Sian Hope
Week 45
Lots of food and crafting! 5th – 12th November From left to right: a yummy cake from Steve, reading time, my lovely new drawer knobs, sending silly pictures to Ruben, palak paneer, yummy chicken for dinner, my second finished set…
Week 44
Time for colder weather! 29th October – 5th November From left to right: condensation on my windscreen, time for candles, purple car, our fish have found a spot to hibernate, spots!, scarf time, a massive full moon, herbs, and sunlight!
Second Cabinet Finished!
It’s taken me a few weeks, but I have finished my second bedside cabinet for the spare room. Hoorah! It looks awesome – especially with it’s funky drawer pulls! The distressing came out really nicely on this one. I only…
Week 43
I missed cooking! 22nd – 29th October From left to right: finished my malaria tablets, walks to work, new earrings, poached eggs for breakfast, blanket block pile is growing!, came home to find Dave hanging fairy lights, my first apple…
Week 42
More amazing sights in Kenya! 15th – 22nd October From left to right: pied kingfisher on Lake Naivasha, boys fishing on the lake, travelling to Amboseli, amazing encounters with elephants, pelicans, back home to crochet again, snuggling under my shuka,…
Week 41
Off we fly! 8th – 15th October From left to right: amazing views from the plane, we’ve arrived in Nairobi, baby elephants at the Daphne Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage, views over the Rift Valley, lilac breasted roller, visiting the Masai, weaver…
Week 40
Getting ready for the holiday of a lifetime! 1st – 8th October From left to right: yarn for my Summer Mosaic blanket arrived!, cinema with Gurpriya on a last minute day off, sanding detail on my bedside cabinet, Kenyan shillings…
Kenya!
Ok, it has taken me a couple of weeks to finish sorting through all of my photos, but I finally finished this evening! I took about 1600 in total and have managed to cut that down as best I can…
Bedside Cabinet #1
Yesterday I finished my first bedside cabinet! After whitewashing the whole thing a few weekends back, I got the chance to sand it down, smooth it out and put a coat of finishing wax on over the top, and I…